Adjusting The Recording Level - Sony MDS-S50 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording tips (continued)
1
While the deck is stopped, press MENU/
NO twice.
"Setup Menu" appears in the display.
2
Turn AMS (or press ./>
repeatedly) until "S.Space On" appears,
then press AMS or YES.
3
Turn AMS (or press ./>
repeatedly) to select the setting, then
press AMS or YES.
To
Turn on Smart Space
and Auto Cut
Turn off Smart Space
and Auto Cut
4
Press MENU/NO.
Notes
• Smart Space does not affect the order of the track
numbers being recorded, even if the blank space
occurs in the middle of a track.
• Auto Cut is automatically turned on or off in tandem
with Smart Space.
• If the deck continues recording pause for about 10
minutes after the Auto Cut activated, recording stops
automatically.

Adjusting the recording level

You can adjust the recording level for both
analog and digital recordings.
1
Do steps 1 to 6 of "Recording to MDs"
on page 8.
2
Play the portion of the program source
with the strongest output.
3
Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or
DISPLAY) repeatedly until the level of
the input signal appears.
4
While monitoring the sound, turn AMS
(or press LEVEL +/– repeatedly) to raise
the recording level to its highest level
without turning on "OVER" on the peak
level meters.
5
Stop playing the program source.
6
To start recording, continue from step 8
of "Recording to MDs" on page 8.
12
Select
S.Space On (factory
setting)
S.Space Off
Avoid turning on these indicators
Tips
• To adjust the recording level, press LEVEL +/– on
the remote repeatedly during recording or recording
pause.
• Peak hold function freezes the peak level meters at
the highest level reached by the input signal.
1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/
NO twice.
"Setup Menu" appears in the display.
2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
until "P.Hold Off" (factory setting) appears,
then press AMS or YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
to select "P.Hold On", then press AMS or
YES.
4 Press MENU/NO.
To turn off the Peak Hold Function, select "P.Hold
Off" in step 3 above.
Note
The volume can only be increased up to +12.0 dB (for
analog recording) or +18.0 dB (for digital recording).
Therefore, if the output level of the connected
component is low, it may not be possible to set the
recording level to maximum.
Checking the remaining
recordable time on the MD
Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly.
For the information in stop mode, see page 17.
For the information during recording, see
page 8.